Tucson, Ariz.-based glass manufacturer and wholesale Glaz-Tech announced Friday (Aug. 15) a new $4 million glass manufacturing facility in Louisiana.

The Baton Rouge location will be located at the intersection of Choctaw and Sherwood Forest, and will be the company's eighth site. The new facility will manufacture and distribute glass products across a 400-mile radius along the Gulf Coast, the company said in a statement Friday.

"On behalf of Glaz-Tech Industries and its employees, we are excited about the opportunity to establish a successful and productive glass manufacturing facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana," Fazlollah said. "We firmly believe with a combination of quality glass products and knowledgeable staff that we can build a profitable and strong foundation for our customers. We are proud to embrace our eighth location of Glaz-Tech Industries and are equally ambitious to begin serving Baton Rouge and its surrounding areas."

Glaz-Tech Industries began operations in 1990 and has since then expanded in Phoenix; Denver; Salt Lake City; Albuquerque; New Mexico; El Paso, Tx.; and Boise, Idaho. The company produces tempered safety and insulated glass for residential and commercial construction markets, with a variety of specialty products for mirrors, shower doors, and beveled, decorative surfaces, as well as windows, doors and enclosures.

Glaz-Tech company recently acquired a 25,000-square-foot building on Dual Street in Baton Rouge, where crews are completing renovation work and building a 15,000-square-foot addition.

The project is expected to create 50 new direct jobs providing an average salary of $34,000 per year, plus benefits. Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project to result in an additional 97 new indirect jobs.

Glaz-Tech will begin hiring and initial company operations by September, aiming to complete its expansion within the next six months.

"Louisiana continues to attract a broad array of manufacturing companies focused on our state's growing economy," Said Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. "At a time when more people are employed in Louisiana than ever before, we are proud that out-of-state investors continue to look to Louisiana as a growth market while making significant investments in our economy and creating quality jobs for our people."

To secure the project, LED offered Glaz-Tech incentives including LED FastStart workforce development program, and Louisiana's Quality Jobs and Industrial Tax Exemption programs.